Who goes first in Azul: Master Chocolatier?
Next Move English rules, ©2022
Whoever most recently ate chocolate goes first.
Rule details
That player takes the starting player marker and fills the Factory displays during setup. They then put the marker in the center and take the first Factory offer turn; play continues clockwise.
During each round, the first person to take tiles from the center also takes the marker into their foundry line. It counts for the foundry penalty and makes them the next round’s starting player.
The brown-board and Special Factories variants retain the same initial starting-player criterion.
Source & edition
- Azul: Master Chocolatier: Next Move Games rulesNext Move Games · Game Setup step 5; Factory offer; Scoring and Preparing the next round; Variant play and Special Factories; credits and cover · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 2, 3, 5, 6, cover
Image: © Next Move Games / Asmodee · Asmodee Canada / Next Move Games
If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
Related games and editions
AzulNext Move Games English base game · copyright 2018
Azul: Stained Glass of SintraNext Move English rules, ©2024
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